Inspired by a quote found on Status Shuffle on Facebook - “God does not choose the qualified; God qualifies the chosen”
Qualified?
For what am I qualified, Lord? What can I do?
I suppose I could type up a letter or two
I could set out a spreadsheet or a new database
If you've need of some office help, I'll take the place!
Oh I'm very well qualified for admin and such
My typing speed's excellent, it doesn't take much
To do some word processing, produce an agenda
Sort out the mail, return rubbish to sender
I can use any franking machine, sort all the post
I'm just being honest not wanting to boast.
Do you need my certificates? Shall I go hunt them out?
Oh....you don't need to see them? Then what's this all about?
Huh, typical of You Lord, you want someone unskilled
for the task you've in mind, and the vacancy's filled.
Well I think you will find you've a challenge ahead
You'd be better of using a trained person instead.
What? You're taking me on, for a job I don't know
And you're sending me places I've no wish to go?
And I can't join a union, there's nowt to dispute
It's a job so unique that only I suit?
Well I didn't sign up, Lord for this kind of action
“Please find someone else” is my truthful reaction.
Yet You tell me that I am the only one who
is perfectly fitted for what You'd have me do.
God doesn't look round for the qualified folk
But rather creates someone perfect, bespoke.
And that could be me or you, chosen and named
For His special purpose, His only to claim
Though we might not like it, for this he's well known
He calls us to walk far from our comfort zone
And often we struggle and question His plan
We can't see the reason, for only God can.
And He will equip us, and grant us each skill
That we will be needing His plan to fulfill
So walk where He leads you, be clothed in His grace
You were perfectly made for this time and this place.
Karen Holmes
16 April 2011
